Ort in Der Republik Adygeja - Maikop, Adygeisk, Giaginskaja, Jablonowski, Enem (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Maykop (Russian: Adyghe: /Myequape) is a city in Russia, capital of the Republic of Adygea, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban), some 1,600 km south of Moscow. Population: 156,931 (2002 Census); 148,608 (1989 Census). It was founded in 1857 as a Russian Kuban Cossack fortress. It served as an important strategic outpost during the finale of the Caucasian War in 1858-1863. It was granted town status in 1870. The early Bronze Age Maykop culture has been named after the city after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897. In 1911, oil deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Maykop. In 1936, Maykop and the surrounding region was merged with the Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, and became the administrative center of the autonomy. Maykop was occupied by the Wehrmacht from August 1942 to January 1943, when it was liberated by the Transcaucasian Front of the Red Army. Since 1991, Maykop has been the capital of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation. On the south side of the town, alongside the Belaya River is the military complex housing the 131st Motor Rifle Brigade of the North Caucasus Military District, which took part in the First Chechen War. Kirill Pishchalnikov- 6'8" VCU forward (MGGTK AGU) Ethnic groups in the city (2002 data): Maykop is home to Adyghe State University and Maykop State Technological University. There are also several facilities of professional education in Maykop. Municipally, Maykop is incorporated as a municipal urban okrug, with the following rural localities under its jurisdiction: ...http: //booksllc.net/?l=de